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北京市第一学期高一英语期末试题分类汇编阅读理解
北京市海淀、平谷、密云、丰台、房山、东城
2019-2020第一学期高一英语期末试题分类汇编-阅读理解
北京市海淀区2019—2020第一学期高一英语期末试题
阅读理解
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Avacationoftenmeansrestandrelaxation,butmoreandmorepeoplearelookingattravelingasanopportunitytohelpothersandgiveback.
DonGermaiseisafamiliarfacetomanyinTampaBay,butthisformerTVreporter’slifehaschangedabit.“IntheTVbusinessyouseethebestandtheworsttheworldhastooffer,andatsomepoint,itjustoccurredtome:
Ijustneedtodosomethingtomaketheworldabetterplace,”heexplained.
Henowtravelstheworld,volunteeringhistimetohelpothers.“Here’sthebestpartaboutavolunteervacation.You’renotstuckatahoteldoingtoursthateveryoneelsedoes,”Germaisesaid.“You’remeetingregularpeople,livingwithregularpeopleandhelpingregularpeopleallovertheworld.”
TravelWriterJoeMiragliottasaysthat’sexactlywhymorepeoplearespendingtimevolunteeringonvacation.“Travelers,especiallymillennials(千禧一代)likemyself,arebecomingmoresociallyconsciouswhenitcomestochoosingwheretheygo,”Miragliottasaid.“Theywanttoconnectwiththecommunitiesandcausestheyreallycareabout.”
HerecentlytooksometimeoutofatriptoSanFranciscotohelpoutatalocalfarm.“Here,volunteersaregrowinghealthyfoodsforthecommunity,andtheygiveitrightbackforfree;andyouknowyoucantendthevegetablegardens,helpcleantheorchard—lotsoffunactivities,”Miragliottaexplained.
Volunteeringdoesn’ttakeupyourentirevacation.Youcandoitforafewhoursorevenafewdays.It’salluptoyou.“Withakid...whenyoudosomethingassimpleasgivinghimorherapencilwhentheyneverhadapencilforschool,thelookintheireyesissounbelievable,”Germaisesaid.“It’sliketheygotaniPadforChristmas.It’sthegreatestfeelingintheworld.”
49.WhatdovacationsmeantoDonGermaise?
A.Havingarestandrelaxing.B.Gettinganopportunitytotravel.
C.Meetingandhelpingregularpeople.D.Reportingonwhathappensaroundtheworld.
50.AccordingtoJoeMiragliotta,youngpeople__________.
A.arebecomingmoresociallyconsciousB.finditfuntohelpinvegetablegardens
C.enjoytakingcareofthechildrenaroundD.aretryingtolearnmoreaboutotherpeople
51.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?
A.Itonlytakestravelersafewhourstodovolunteering.
B.Findingawaytohelpthepeopleinneedisnoteasy.
C.ItisimpossibleforthekidstogetaniPadforChristmas.
D.Makingasmalldifferencetopeople’slifeisrewarding.
52.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Millennialspaymoreattentiontosociety.
B.Volunteervacationisbecominganewtrend.
C.Twotravelerssharedtheirexperiencesabroad.
D.Volunteersenjoypopularityamonglocalpeople.
B
GeorigaO’Keeffealwaysthoughtofherselfasanartist.By1928,therestoftheworlddid,too.Attheageof41shewaslivinginNewYorkCityandbecomingawell-knownpainter.Still,O’Keeffewasn’thappy.NewYorkhadbeenagoodsourceofideasforalmosttenyears.Nowthoseideasweredryingup.O’Keeffefeltlikesheneededachange.ShehadvisitedNewMexicoin1917withhersister.Thewideopenspacehadthrilledher.“MaybeIshouldgoback,”shethought.InAprilof1929,O’Keeffepackedherbags.
ThewideopenspaceofNewMexicodrewO’Keeffein.Shespenthoursjustwatchingtheskychange.Becausethelightwassoclear,shefeltlikeshecouldseeforthefirsttime.Thebeautyofthelandrenewedher.Shecouldn’twaittostartpainting.Cowandhorseskullsanddesertflowersfilledhercanvases(画布).ThecolorsofthedesertinspiredO’Keeffe.Asaresult,shemadenewchoicesinherartwork.“Thecolorupthereisdifferent,”sheexplained.Shelovedthedustybluesandgreens.
ThatAugust,O’KeeffewenthometoNewYork.Itwasthestartofapattern.Eachspring,shetraveledtoNewMexicotopaint.Thesetripsrestoredherspirit.Then,inthefall,shewouldreturntoNewYork.There,sheshowedherwork.EachtimeO’KeeffevisitedNewMexico,sheexploredalittlemore.
ThebleachedanimalbonesandskullsthatO’Keeffefoundexcitedherbecauseshecouldseetheirspecialbeauty.Thebonesdidn’tmeandeathtoO’Keeffe.Toher,theyshowedthelastingbeautyofthedesert.Thelandscapes,clearlight,andbrightcolorsalsospoketoher.Sheoftenpaintedclose-upsoftherocksandmountains.Later,shebegantotravelmoreinsearchofnewideas.However,shealwayscamebacktoNewMexico.
AsO’Keeffegrewolder,hereyesightbegantofail.Still,O’Keeffewasn’treadytogiveup.HerfriendJuanHamiltonhelpedherworkwithwatercolors.Healsotaughthertosculpt.Asaresult,shemadeartintoher90s.Whenshediedattheageof98,Hamiltonsprinkledherashesoverthedesert.Herbodybecamepartofthelandthathadtouchedherartandherlife.
53.O’KeeffewasunhappyinNewYorkin1928because__________.
A.shewaslackofthecreativeideasB.shefeltdisappointedaboutherjob
C.shewasnotsuccessfulasanartistD.shefeltboredaboutlifeinabigcity
54.AfterhertripstoNewMexico,O’Keeffe__________.
A.receivedgreatreputationthereB.discoveredthemeaninginherlife
C.chosetosettledowninthatcountryD.gotnewthoughtsfromthescenery
55.WhatcanweknowaboutO’Keeffefromthepassage?
A.Shewasneverafraidoffailureanddeath.B.Shewasdevotedandpassionateaboutart.
C.Shewaspatientwiththecomingchances.D.Shewascuriousaboutthenatureofpeople.
56.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthisarticle?
A.LifestyleintheDesertB.SpecialLoveforArt
C.InspirationfromtheDesertD.ModernWomenArtists
C
“You’llgetsquareeyes!
”mymotherusedtosayasIsatforhourafterhourgluedtotheTV.Iignoredher,ofcourse.Past-forwardafewdecadesandnowI’mtheparent.My5-year-oldlivesinaworldwherescreensaren’tfixedpiecesoffurniture.Youcan’tevenavoidthembygoingoutside.Screensarenotonlyinourpockets;they’reeverywhere.
Theconcernshavegrownwiththescreens.Inthepastdecade,wehaveheardthattheywilldamageourmentalhealth.Manyofusfeelmoredistractedbythem,feelingguiltierandmoretiredasaresult.
Theappsandwebsiteswecanaccessonourphoneshavealsosparkedwidespreadconcern.Bigtechcompaniesarealsogoodatmakinguseofourneedforsocialrecognition,hookingusonlikes,retweetsandfollowercounts.Socialmediahascreatedacultureofmassnarcissism(自恋),whichhasledmanytoworryabouttheemotionalstressesonteenagers.Aquickonlinesearchbringsupdozensofpaperslinkingscreenuseorsocialmediawithharmfuleffectsonmentalhealth,includingdepressionandsuicide.
Suchstatementsarealarming.Theyarealsowidelybelieved,thankstopopularbookslikeiGenbyJeanTwenge,whichclaimsthatdigitaltechnologyhasruinedageneration.Yet,AmyOrbenattheUniversityofOxford,whostudiestheimpactofdigitaltechnologyandsocialmediainparticularonmentalhealth,holdsdifferentviews.Sheclaimsthattheunderlyingdatacanbeusedtotelldifferentstories.Shealsospottedshortcomingsinseverallargestudiesthatclaimedtoshowcorrelations(相关性)betweentheuseofdeviceswithscreensanddepressioninusers.
Twengestandsbyherownfinding,pointinginturntowhatsheconsidersflawsinOrben’sresearchmethods.ForDavidMax,atRoyalCollegeofChildHealthinLondon,theeffectofscreentimeandsocialmediauseonmentalhealthremainsspeculative.“Wecannotregardsocialmediaoverallasgoodorbad,”saysDavie.“Wedon’tknowwhetherinindividualcasessocialmediaisnotresponsible,”hesays.
Theexplosionofmobilephoneusehasrevolutionizedourlives.Icandownloadmovies,writearticles,communicatewithmyfamilyandbroadcasttotheworldallatthepushofabutton.Ratherthanimposeconstraints(限制),weshouldtakealookatouruseofscreensandaskhowtheyfitwiththeactivitiesandlifestyle.
Everynewtechnologywithwidespreadimpacthasgivenrisetonewfears.Sothebestbetmaysimplybetoaskyourselfwhatlevelofscreenusemakesyouandthosearoundyouhappyandtrytosticktoit.Ifyoufindyourselfoveraddictive,don’tpanic—andcertainlydon’tfeelguilty.Nobodyknowsanythingworthgettingscaredabout.
57.Accordingtothepassage,peoplegivelikes,retweetorcountfollowersto__________.
A.shareone’slifestylesB.showrespectforothers
C.seeksocialrecognitionD.relieveemotionalstresses
58.Theunderlinedword“speculative”probablymeans“__________”.
A.doubtfulB.specificC.importantD.abstract
59.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?
A.Teenagersaremoreaffectedbyscreenusebothphysicallyandmentally.
B.Orbenclaimsitisfartooearlytoblamescreenuseforruiningageneration.
C.Bigtechcompanieshelptoproducemanyresearchpapersonmentalhealth.
D.Twengemainlyintroducestheoverallbenefitsofdigitaltechnologyinherbooks.
60.Thepassageiswrittento__________.
A.encouragereaderstoreducethetimeofscreenuse
B.sharedifferentopinionsontheeffectsofscreenuse
C.explainwhyscreenusemayhavenegativeeffectsonpeople
D.relievepeople’sconcernsandworriesabouttheuseofscreens
49.C50.A51.D52.B53.A
54.D55.B56.C57.C58.A
59.B60.D
北京市平谷2019—2020第一学期高一英语期末试题
阅读理解
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Forsomeofus,theexcitementofseeingaperformanceataEuropeanoperahouseisjustnotenough.Fortunately,operahousesthroughoutEuropeopentheirbackstagedoorstothepublic.Takeadvantageoftheseopportunitiestolookbehindthescenesofsomeoftheworld'